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Convertibles

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Convertibles
Securities, usually bonds or preferred shares, that can be converted into common stock.

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Convertibles are ideal for investors demanding greater potential for appreciation than bonds give and higher income than common stocks offer.


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Essentially, convertibles are fixed-income investments that companies issue, which offer the comforting income of a bond, but can also be exchanged for shares of company stock should an investor wish to capitalize on a strong stock market.
But in a choppy market like today's, "we should continue to see a good amount of investor interest in convertibles," predicted Johnson.
The general market for convertibles, which very simply is a bond that converts into a fixed number of equity shares, had mirrored the ascent of the stock market.
 
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